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  After Macaca: Virginia’s Next Youtube Moment

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  Tasha Oren University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

  October 31, 2007

  10 comments

  After Macaca: Virginia’s Next Youtube Moment Youtube race immigration politics elections scandal Liberty 9500 Virginia Curator's Note Forget Iraq. For those surprised by the effectiveness and overwhelming dominance of the gay marriage issue in motiva ...
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  Re: “I’m Here Because I’m Bored”: Getting at the Nature of Ludic Computation

  Thanks for this, Judd -- I'm

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  Kathleen Fitzpatrick Michigan State University

  Thursday, November 1, 2007 — 8:00 pm

  Thanks for this, Judd-- I'm a little behind the curve in responding today, but wanted to say how much I enjoyed this. One thing that this reminded me of is the argument made about the shortcomings inherent in approaching the study of computer games f ...
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  Re: ABBA 1974: The Birth of Swedish Modernity?

  I'm interested in how this

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  Kathleen Fitzpatrick Michigan State University

  Monday, November 5, 2007 — 10:03 pm

  I'm interested in how this moment gets re-read around the world, as it's almost impossible for me to hear/see this now without thinking of this: Another talent contest, another emergence into the international mainstream of previously national s ...
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  Katarina Löfström’s ”High Noon”: The Materiality of a Medium

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  Anna Orrghen Södertörn University College– Sweden

  November 08, 2007

  it. But how far is it possible to focus a picture before it transforms into an abstract pattern? And ... how many times is it possible to enlarge an image before it turns into a completely new image? These ... and it disappears. In other words: is it possible to get too close? ...
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  What is so comical about old choreography?

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  Mari Pajala University of Turku (Finland)

  November 09, 2007

  6 comments

  What is so comical about old choreography? history globalization nostalgia music video Scandanavia Finland Armi & Danny 1970s Grease dance comedy Gregorious YMCA context Curator's Note Many of the most widely circulated clips of old Finnish telev ...
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  Latino Hip Hop: The Complexity of Challenging the Status Quo

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  Mari Castaneda University of Massachusetts at Amherst

  November 12, 2007

  4 comments

  Latino Hip Hop: The Complexity of Challenging the Status Quo transnationalism sexism race patriarchy music video Latinos Kinto Sol immigration hip hop demographics consumer citizenship Curator's Note Latina/o media and popular culture is in a moment ...
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  Re: After Macaca: Virginia’s Next Youtube Moment

  George Allen’s ‘06

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  Tuesday, November 13, 2007 — 12:26 am

  a thoughtless, racist comment seemed to be almost too good to be true. I’m pretty sure that deep down we all know ...
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  Re: After Macaca: Virginia’s Next Youtube Moment

  I am glad that Ms. Oren shed

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  Tuesday, November 13, 2007 — 12:57 am

  another civil rights movement and possibly even riots similar to those in Los Angeles in the early 90s. ...
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  Will the Wolf Survive, Los Lobos

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  Joseph Straubhaar University of Texas at Austin

  November 13, 2007

  3 comments

  Will the Wolf Survive, Los Lobos immigration Latinos Los Lobos memory music video Youtube Curator's Note This video reminds me of my own process of discovery about Latino culture. I grew up in a small farming town in rural Southwest Idaho with severa ...
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  Re: What is so comical about old choreography?

  Really interesting points

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  Mari Pajala University of Turku (Finland)

  Tuesday, November 13, 2007 — 3:55 pm

  indicate the clip is from the same year, so it is possible that the Grease reference was intentional, ...

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